Laundry-tub cover



March 25 1924.

P. J. LEGUELINEL LAUNDRY TUB COVER Filed April 19 1923 nHlL . l.. Illl Il? I- l l l l l l Patented Mar. 25, 1924.

PIERRE J. LEGUELINEL, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

LAUNDRY-TUB COVER.

Application filed lApril 19, 1923. Serial No. 633,046.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, PIERRE J. LEGUELINEL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of 23 Manhattan Ave., New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Laundry-Tub Covers, of which the following is a specification.

-This invention relates to folding laundry tub covers.

The uncovered laundry tub is no longer found desirable byA careful housewives, a covered tub is more sanitary and the tub when covered can be utilized as a means for supporting articles. The usual covers are either boards nailed together and placed loosely thereon or else hinged at one side to be raised when washing is to be done. As the tubs are generally placed in front of windows in order to give sufficient light to the user thereof, in the case of covers attached to the tub by hinges the cover when raised materially shuts off the light. In the case of a loose cover it is undesirable as it is readily displaced and when the tub is to be used necessitates its removal to some other place out of the way of the user and its replacement when through with the tub.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a removable laundry tub cover that may be attached and used in connection with the standard or customary form of laundry tub as already erected. Still another object of the invention is to provide a laundry tub cover that can be folded up into comparatively small space when the tubs are in use. Still another object of the invention is to provide a laundry tub cover that can be attached to porcelain tubs and which will not injure the porcelain or enamel finish either by the means of attachment or otherwise.

Fig. l is a top view of a device embodying the principles of my invention attached to a. laundry tub.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the de- .viee along the line 2, Fig. l looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is the same view of the device showing the cover folded up.

Cover l is formed of sections of boards 2, attached one to the other by hinges 3 and 3, alternate boards having hinges 3 fastened to the top edge of the sides thereof and the ,arie

other boards having hinges 3 fastened to l the bottom edge of the sides thereof. The end board 2 has fastened on the under side thereof, clamp angle irons 4, fl', attached by screws 5, 5. Through threaded holes 7, 7 of clamp angle irons 4, 4J, clamp bolts 6, 6 pass. Likewise attached to the underside of end board 2 is cleat l0 attached by screws or bolts 8. The rear wall of wash tub 9 is clamped between bolts 6 and cleat 10 to secure the cover to tub 9. In the case of enameled or porcelained tubs, I preferably provide a sectional frame 1l which is auxiliary and fits within and around the top of the tub. Frame l1 has frictional engagement with the walls of tub 9 and the side adjacent the wall side of the tub is clamped between the cleat l0 and the wall of the tub by means of clamp bolts 6, G. iary frame is used upon it and in consequence the enamel or porcelain is not injured in case the cover is allowed to drop down upon the tub. I

The operation of the device is as follows:

The cover l is placed on top of the tub with the board 2 next to the wall in such a manner that cleat 10 is inside the tub and clamps 4, 4 and clamp bolts 6, 6 are without the tub. The bolts are then tightened and the cover is then in position. When the tub is to be used as a laundry tub the boards 2 are folded back upon each other and rest i When the tub is no upon end board 2. longer in use as a laundry tub, the cover is unfolded and lifted back into position.

It Vwill be noticed that I have provided sections for the cover to be made of wood, but the sections can be made of metal, fibre board or any rigid, strong material.

What I claim is: Y Y

- A laundry tub cover composed of sections, hinges to connect said sections, alternate sections having the hinges fastened at the top Vedges of the sides and the other sections.

having the hinges fastened at the bottom edges of the sides and means for attaching one of said sections to a laundry tub.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 13 vday of April, A. I). 1923.

PIERRE J. LEGELINEL. Y

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